anyway, that said, I have to admit that I am quick to point out to people that I'm "conservative", not necessarily "Republican," and vote that way only because a republicans tend to be more conservative than democrats. And it's easy to see how Mr. Peart would be able to make such a remark if he never really investigated conservatism, but only listened to what people said about republicans and, sadly, what a lot of republicans themselves say.
Good article. Thx.